Christine's body was being taken over to the street and stretched out alongside the others. Philip staggered toward her until he saw two SS men, pistols drawn, coming towards him. He turned and ran back though the dark cloud of dust that hung in the courtyard. Although he herd shots and thought he felt bullets whistling by, he kept running. He climbed a pile or rubble that had leveled a fence, jumped into the alley and kept going without thinking he ran as fast as he could toward the hospital. His coat flapped where it had been torn, the yellow Jewish star dangling from his chest.
Summary:
The chapter begins by revealing that Johann did not feel much at the news of his son's death. However, he saw it coming; Paul-Adolf grew up knowing only the world containing Hitler. The chapter continues on to revel that when Helga found out about Paul-Adolf's death, she was sent a letter that contained one sentance telling her that he died protecting Germany. She also received a box containing the belongings of another man.
Philipp and Christine heard on the radio that the Nazis had surrendered at Stalingrad. The reader then learns that while Philipp is walking home from work, he stops to buy postcards of Hitler. He then finds a place where he can burn them in private. We then learn that Philipp has been captured by the Nazis. When Christine found out she went to the community building and found out that Philipp was being held there. Herself and others protested for three days and the captured Jews were released. Both later learned that there were more and more and more people on their side. The bombings in Germany increased. Philpp had high hopes that the war would soon be over. However, he would find that this war would take Christine from him on Christmas day.
Characters:
Christine Stein (362): Phillips wife killed in bombings of Berlin
Paul Adolf (344): killed in Russia fighting in deaths head unit of the S.S
Frau Ziegler (349): Neighbor of Phillip and Christine who warns the Gestapo who took Philip.
Goebbles (352): Nazi leaders in Berlin ordered rounding up of jewish men with Aryan wives.
Hermann Goering (355): Head of the Luftwaffe declared he would change name to “Meier” if any enemy war plane succeeded in harming Germany.
Vocab:
Banalities (344)- A trite or obvious remark Invariably (344)- On every occasion always Immense (345)- Extremely large or great Furlough (346)- Leave of absence Abruptly(348)- Quickly and without warning Lurched (348)- Make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements Truncheons (349)- A staff or baton acting as a symbol of authority Reverberated (351)- Be repeated several times as an echo Heed (357)- Pay attention to; take notice of Meticulously (358)- In a meticulous manner; showing great attention to detail Thronged (359)- Fill or be present in a place or area
Key Historical Events/ Concepts: Auschwitz: Wehrmacht: German armed forces Mutti:Mom Pfennige: Former monetary unit Gestapo: A secret police organization employing under handed and temonist methods against persons suspected of disloyalty Rosenstrabe: Protest Fuhrer:A leader especially one exercising the powers of a tyrant Aushamen:To wait Vaterland:Fatherland The German S.S.:Hitlers bodyguard assort of elite corp part of the army Gymnasium:German school system BBC News:British broadcasting corporation Pfenmige:Pennies Aryan:Nazi ideal race Vati:Father
Chapter 17: The Wrong Time
Memorable Passages:
Christine's body was being taken over to the street and stretched out alongside the others. Philip staggered toward her until he saw two SS men, pistols drawn, coming towards him. He turned and ran back though the dark cloud of dust that hung in the courtyard. Although he herd shots and thought he felt bullets whistling by, he kept running. He climbed a pile or rubble that had leveled a fence, jumped into the alley and kept going without thinking he ran as fast as he could toward the hospital. His coat flapped where it had been torn, the yellow Jewish star dangling from his chest.
Summary:
The chapter begins by revealing that Johann did not feel much at the news of his son's death. However, he saw it coming; Paul-Adolf grew up knowing only the world containing Hitler. The chapter continues on to revel that when Helga found out about Paul-Adolf's death, she was sent a letter that contained one sentance telling her that he died protecting Germany. She also received a box containing the belongings of another man.Philipp and Christine heard on the radio that the Nazis had surrendered at Stalingrad. The reader then learns that while Philipp is walking home from work, he stops to buy postcards of Hitler. He then finds a place where he can burn them in private. We then learn that Philipp has been captured by the Nazis. When Christine found out she went to the community building and found out that Philipp was being held there. Herself and others protested for three days and the captured Jews were released. Both later learned that there were more and more and more people on their side. The bombings in Germany increased. Philpp had high hopes that the war would soon be over. However, he would find that this war would take Christine from him on Christmas day.
Characters:
Christine Stein (362): Phillips wife killed in bombings of BerlinPaul Adolf (344): killed in Russia fighting in deaths head unit of the S.S
Frau Ziegler (349): Neighbor of Phillip and Christine who warns the Gestapo who took Philip.
Goebbles (352): Nazi leaders in Berlin ordered rounding up of jewish men with Aryan wives.
Hermann Goering (355): Head of the Luftwaffe declared he would change name to “Meier” if any enemy war plane succeeded in harming Germany.
Vocab:
Banalities (344)- A trite or obvious remark
Invariably (344)- On every occasion always
Immense (345)- Extremely large or great
Furlough (346)- Leave of absence
Abruptly(348)- Quickly and without warning
Lurched (348)- Make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements
Truncheons (349)- A staff or baton acting as a symbol of authority
Reverberated (351)- Be repeated several times as an echo
Heed (357)- Pay attention to; take notice of
Meticulously (358)- In a meticulous manner; showing great attention to detail
Thronged (359)- Fill or be present in a place or area
Key Historical Events/ Concepts:
Auschwitz:
Wehrmacht: German armed forces
Mutti:Mom
Pfennige: Former monetary unit
Gestapo: A secret police organization employing under handed and temonist methods against persons suspected of disloyalty
Rosenstrabe: Protest
Fuhrer:A leader especially one exercising the powers of a tyrant
Aushamen:To wait
Vaterland:Fatherland
The German S.S.:Hitlers bodyguard assort of elite corp part of the army
Gymnasium:German school system
BBC News:British broadcasting corporation
Pfenmige:Pennies
Aryan:Nazi ideal race
Vati:Father